| Career Profile |
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1998-current: Venture Partner, New Enterprise Associates 1998: Retired from Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs 1996-1998: Vice President & Chief Scientist, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations 1995-1996: Vice President & Chief Scientist, AT&T Bell Laboratories 1981-1995: Vice President Research 1979-1981: Executive Director, Communications Sciences Research Division 1976-1979: Director, Radio Research Laboratory 1972-1976: Head, Radio Physics Research 1969-1972: Supervisor 1961-1972: Member Technical Staff Menu |
| Education |
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1954: B.S. City College of NY (Physics) 1958: M.A. Columbia University (Physics) 1962: Ph.D. Columbia University (Physics) Menu |
| Honarary Degrees |
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1976: Paris Observatory 1979: Rutgers University 1979: Wilkes College 1979: City College of NY 1979: Yeshiva University 1983: Bar Ilan University 1984: Monmouth College 1986: Technion 1986: University of Pittsburgh 1986: Ball State University 1986: Kean College 1988: Ohio State University 1988: Iona College 1989: Drew University 1990: Lafayette College 1990: Columbia University 1992: The George Washington University 1992: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1992: University of Pennsylvania 1994: Bloomfield College 1997: Rankin Technical College 1997: Hebrew Union College 2002: Oxford University Menu |
| Awards |
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1977: Herschel Medal, Royal Astronomical Society 1977: Henry Draper Medal, National Academy Science 1978: Nobel Prize in Physics 1979: Edison Lecturer, U.S. NRL 1979; Kompfner Lecturer, Stanford University 1979: Townsend Harris Medal, CCNY 1980: Gamow Lecturer, University of Colorado 1983: Newman Award, City College of New York 1983: Jansky Lecturer, National Rad. Astronomical Observatory 1983: Joseph Handleman Prize in the Sciences 1984: Grad Faculties Alumni Award, Columbia 1985: Big Brothers Incorporated, of New York City Achievement in Science Award 1985: Michelson Memorial Lecturer, US Naval Academy 1987: Grace Adams Tanner Lecture, Southern Utah State College 1987: Klopsteg Lecture, Northwestern University 1987: National Science Foundation Distinguished Lecturer 1989: Priestly Award, Dickinson College 1990: Regents' Lecture, University of California, Berkeley 1990: University Distinguished Lecture, State University of NY at Stony Brook 1990: American Physics Society Pake Prize 1990: Honorary Member IEEE 1991: NJ Literary Hall of Fame 1991: Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, National University of Singapore 1992: Pender Award, School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania 1996: Einstein Lecturer, Princeton 1996: NJ Science/Technology Medal 1997: Fellow Award, International Engineering Consortium 1998: Industrial Research Institute Medalist Menu |
| Key Interests |
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Basic and applied science, technology innovation and its impacts, helping inventors and entrepreneur. Recent patents include:
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| Societies and Professional Groups |
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Astronomical Society American Physical Society National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Sciences World Academy of Art and Science Menu |
| Affiliations |
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2004 - Current: Board of Directors, Konarka Technologies 1999 - Current: Board of Directors, Alien Technologies 1997 - 1999: Board of Directors, Home Wireless Networks 1997 - 2000: Board of Directors, Fibex Technologies 1997 - 1998: Board of Directors, Commercial Data Servers 1996 - 1999: Board of Directors, Warpspeed Communications 1996 - 2000: Board of Directors, LCC International 1995 - 1996: Board of Directors, Duracell 1992 - 2000: Board of Directors, A. D. Little 1989 - Current: Council on Competitiveness 1983 - 1994: Union of Councils for Soviet Jews Advisory Board 1982 - 1990: NSF Industrial Panel on Science & Technology 1975 - Current: Committee of Concerned Scientists; (1976 - Current: Vice Chairman) Menu |
